About
About
Born in London Jennie Baptiste (Jennie B to some) has been doing Photography since she got her break in Touch magazine back in the day.
She has worked on stills for music videos, as well as doing portraits of many music artists from Nas, Jay Z, Biggie, Estelle and Cheryl Cole to name a few.
As a photographer, her work is inspired by music and youth culture.
Clients include Nike, Virgin Airways, Levi’s and Sony Music to name a few.
Her photographs have been exhibited widely in Paris, Berlin, London and New York including the show “ Staying Power “ at The V & A Museum and Black Cultural Archives. In addition, her work is included in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery and The V & A Museum in London.
Exhibitions
2015 - Staying Power: Black British Photographers - The Victoria & Albert Museum & Black Cultural Archives - London
2012 - Roots and Wings - Steel Shed - Barbados
2009 - 2010 Accompong Maroons - Rush Arts Gallery - New York
2009 - Music & Me - Carhartt Store - London
2008 - Journey to Accompong - The Institute of Jamaica - Jamaica
2008 - Journey to Accompong - The Museum in Docklands - London
2007 - Exhibiting Differences - The Hunterian Museum: Royal College of Surgeons - London
2007 - Popstars; photographs from The National Portrait Gallery, - Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens - Sunderland
2007 - Music and Me - Tillies - New York
2007 - Maroon - The Photographer’s Gallery - London
2006 - Black British Style - New Walk Museum & Art Gallery - Leicester
2006 Black British Style - Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery - Birmingham
2006 - Black British Style - Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens - Sunderland
2005 - 2006 - Black British Style - Cartwright Hall Art Gallery - Bradford
2005 - The Brixton Graffix Show - 198 Gallery - London
2005 - Black British Style - Manchester Art Gallery - Manchester
2004 - Black British Syle - The Victoria & Albert Museum - London
2004 - Hiphop Immortals - II Café Moskau - Berlin
2004 - Hiphop Immortals - II Galerie Patricia Dorfman - Paris
2004 - Hiphop Immortals - II Proud Galleries - London
2004 - Yes Yes Y’all - The Hospital Gallery - London
2003 - Hiphop Immortals - I Proud Galleries - London
2003 - The Brixton Graffix Show - The Fridge Gallery - London
2002 - The Brixton Graffix Show - The Fridge Gallery - London
1999 - Revolutions @ 33 1/3 - The Levi’s Store - London
1994 - Visions of Darkness - 198 Gallery - London
National Collections.
The Victoria & Albert Museum, London
The National Photography Collection
The National Portrait Gallery, London
Photography Archive Collection
Art Auctions
Rush Gold Awards
Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation
Manhattan New York
Art for Life Benefit – Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation
East Hampton, New York